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Jeter has an $8 mill player option for the 2014 season that can be declined for a $3 mill buyout. There are various performance options that apply to the first 3 years and could cause his 2014 salary to rise to $17 million. Here are those performance options--

$4 million if he wins an MVP award
$2 million if he finishes second through sixth in MVP voting
$1.5 million if he wins a Silver Slugger
$500,000 if he wins a Gold Glove
$500,000 if he wins an LCS MVP award
$500,000 if he wins a World Series MVP award

I don't think he's winning MVP this year, but could finish 2nd through 6th, which would make it a $10m option. He could get the Silver Slugger this year, too, making it $11,500,000. A GG making it $12,000,000 would make it very interesting if he stays for the money or tests FA again.

He's making $16m this year, and $12m would probably be a lot more than anyone would sign him for anyway.

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Jeter has an $8 mill player option for the 2014 season that can be declined for a $3 mill buyout. There are various performance options that apply to the first 3 years and could cause his 2014 salary to rise to $17 million. Here are those performance options--

$4 million if he wins an MVP award
$2 million if he finishes second through sixth in MVP voting
$1.5 million if he wins a Silver Slugger
$500,000 if he wins a Gold Glove
$500,000 if he wins an LCS MVP award
$500,000 if he wins a World Series MVP award

I don't think he's winning MVP this year, but could finish 2nd through 6th, which would make it a $10m option. He could get the Silver Slugger this year, too, making it $11,500,000. A GG making it $12,000,000 would make it very interesting if he stays for the money or tests FA again.

He's making $16m this year, and $12m would probably be a lot more than anyone would sign him for anyway.

I don't think he really has a shot at the top 6 for the MVP. I am not a fan of relying on WAR for these types of things, but the fact is that he isn't in the top 50 in the AL makes me doubtful he is going to come close to achieving that contract milestone.

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Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by Yankee Fan in Boston

I don't think he really has a shot at the top 6 for the MVP. I am not a fan of relying on WAR for these types of things, but the fact is that he isn't in the top 50 in the AL makes me doubtful he is going to come close to achieving that contract milestone.

I could see the writers getting together to vote Jeter up in the MVP voting just to get the Yankees to pay more

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Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Jeter has an $8 mill player option for the 2014 season that can be declined for a $3 mill buyout. There are various performance options that apply to the first 3 years and could cause his 2014 salary to rise to $17 million. Here are those performance options--

$4 million if he wins an MVP award
$2 million if he finishes second through sixth in MVP voting
$1.5 million if he wins a Silver Slugger
$500,000 if he wins a Gold Glove
$500,000 if he wins an LCS MVP award
$500,000 if he wins a World Series MVP award

The difference between $17,000,000 and $8,000,000 is $9,000,000, which is what the bonuses add up to, but he can't get the first two in the same season so that would make the maximum value $15,000,000 if he won MVP. If the same bonus could be claimed in multiple seasons like 2012 and 2013 then the maximum 2014 value would be more than $17,000,000.

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by JL25and3

2014 is a player option, though. It's Jeter's decision whether he plays for $8M or walks away for $3M.

Or he, knowing how much under the cap benefits the Yankees, could sign something like an 8 year "personal services " contract for say $3-4 mil a year. Both parties benefit. No way Jeter will test FA market. He wants to retire a Yankee and stay at SS as long as he feels he isn't hurting the team

Andy

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Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by RenoHightower

It's not "likely," but it would probably be about the 30th time in Jeter's career where he's hit above .350 in a 200+ AB stretch.

Last year he hit .351 over 225 AB from 7/21 - 9/25. Of course, that still wouldn't get him to .330. It also can't be a random stretch of at-bats - it has to end on the last day of the season. That stretch I just cited doesn't include the last two games of the season, when Jeter was 0 for 6.

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Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by JL25and3

Last year he hit .351 over 225 AB from 7/21 - 9/25. Of course, that still wouldn't get him to .330. It also can't be a random stretch of at-bats - it has to end on the last day of the season. That stretch I just cited doesn't include the last two games of the season, when Jeter was 0 for 6.

I'm not saying that Jeter is going to hit .330, or even that it's likely that he hits .330. My only point is that the idea of Jeter hitting .358 or whatever from here to the end of the season isn't preposterous.

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by RenoHightower

This isn't relevant. The fact that Jeter has hit well over his last 105 at-bats in no way makes him less likely to hit well over his next 200+ at-bats.

Well, that's why it's called an average. if someone is hitting .318 for 4 months, but that includes a .362 mark for the last month, then based on his average, he would not continue to perform at a .360 mark for the next two months.

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by Big_E

Well, that's why it's called an average. if someone is hitting .318 for 4 months, but that includes a .362 mark for the last month, then based on his average, he would not continue to perform at a .360 mark for the next two months.

There's no particular reason that he'd even hit .360 for two months, but the fact that he has for the last month has absolutely no bearing on how he'll hit for the next two months. Are you suggesting that Jeter is using up all of his hits right now?

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by RenoHightower

There's no particular reason that he'd even hit .360 for two months, but the fact that he has for the last month has absolutely no bearing on how he'll hit for the next two months. Are you suggesting that Jeter is using up all of his hits right now?

Obviously. In fact, if you just start with his final statistics for the year, we can figure out exactly how many more hits he has left.

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Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by RenoHightower

Are you suggesting that Jeter is using up all of his hits right now?

I'm suggesting you go back to school and take a statistics class, and ask the teacher, "what is the probability of a career .313 hitter, who was hitting .306 after 86 games of the season, hitting .360 over the next 76 games?"

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by Big_E

I'm suggesting you go back to school and take a statistics class, and ask the teacher, "what is the probability of a career .313 hitter, who was hitting .306 after 86 games of the season, hitting .360 over the next 76 games?"

I'll ask again: are you saying that hitting .360 over the last month makes Jeter less likely to hit .360 over the next two months than he would be if he'd hit .270 over the last month?

Re: Derek Jeter: 3,000 Hits and Milestones

Originally Posted by Big_E

I'm suggesting you go back to school and take a statistics class, and ask the teacher, &quot;what is the probability of a career .313 hitter, who was hitting .306 after 86 games of the season, hitting .360 over the next 76 games?&quot;

I'm quite sure the teacher will tell you that the probability is unaffected by the 86 games already played this season.